Extemp Handout

This speech is designed for you to answer a current event question. You should consider this a persuasive speech. In class you will pick a question from a predetermined list. You will want to decide your answer to the question and use the "three reasons" structure to answer the question.

You will have 5 minutes for your speech. You should include at least three academic sources in your speech. These should be cited according to MLA format on your outline and shared with us orally (source and date) during your presentation. Please use the Mt. SAC Library databases for research as explained in class. Please plan on using 1 source per main point.  No Visual Aid is allowed.

Each student will give their speech on Mon 6/2. Since we have limited time to give speeches if you miss your day on your assigned week there will be no make-ups unless you are granted an exception per Communication Department Policy. If you have any questions about your assigned day please send me an email to dcantrell3@mtsac.edu asap.

This speech will be given a few times on speech day to small groups. You will not be presenting in front of the class.  At least once you will give the speech with your professor listening and grading your speech.

You can use up to 3 3x5 note cards during your presentation – no outlines can be used. A full and complete outline will be due the day of your speech.

Rubric

1. Outline (25 points)

20-25 __ Top of the Outline complete/correct structure/full sentences

15-19 __ Missing Top of the Outline elements/incorrect structure/full sentences

10-14 __ Many elements missing/structure confusing/not in full sentences

0 __ No speech given

2014 PSCFA Cool-Off Extemp Topics - FINAL Round

1. Lauren - Should Israelis be allowed visa-free travel to the United States?
2. Hannah - Will the Supreme Court decision in the “Aereo vs. 20th Century Fox” case change television in the U.S.?”
3. April - Yemen: Will raids on Al Qaeda hideouts help the global war on terror?
4. Clarence - Should Syria be made to comply with International Law and declare all chemical weapons?
5. Leyla - Should the President of Venezuela resign?
6. Joshua - Net Neutrality: Will the FCC get its way?
7. Keari - Fracking; Will the recent judgment in Texas set a precedent?
8. Jacqueline - Is the personal taxi service becoming the business of the decade?
9. Adrian - Nuclear Weapons: Should the U.S. use military force to stop Iran?
10. Parris - Should stronger sanctions be made against North Korea?
11. Ranya - Should states be required to disclose the drugs used for lethal injections?
12. Jeremy - Senkaku/Diaoyu: Will Obama’s support for Japan hinder U.S. relations with China?
13. Benjamin - Will the new agreement between Hamas & the PLO be helpful in the Palestinian peace process?
14. Marina - What affect has the loss of MH370 have on Malaysia’s economy?
15. Giovann - Should NASA invest money to put a man on mars?
16. Taren - Bitcoins: Has the IRS gone too far?
17. Carla - Did the South Korean government responded appropriately to the Ferry disaster?
18. Mike - Ukraine: Will economic sanctions be enough to stop Russia?
19. Kristin - What must be done to restart Middle East peace talks?
20. Amandla - Will Hillary Clinton be the first woman President of U.S.?
21. Shyam - How should New York deal with gun owners who refused to register their assault weapons?